In a pure life-and-death confrontation, the biggest possibility for them is to perish together. Although both of them are nearing their limits, in a battle of this scale, the limit is not the end but a new beginning.
In this situation, in order to determine life and death, the body would squeeze out the potential of every cell. Although their stamina had reached its limit, considering their total stamina, it was still a very large number, and how much longer the battle would last is unknown.
However, Kaido’s enhancements were far more than that. Whitebeard could disrupt his Dragon Dance release with awakening, breaking through his defense, but he couldn’t interfere with external objects.
In addition to his skill enhancement, the most OP thing on Kaido’s body was the Revival Herb given by Arceus.
Whitebeard had used up his first life, but he still had a second, something Whitebeard had never possessed.
Kaido didn’t use it in the battle because he wished to fully enjoy his battle with Whitebeard. If he were to use it halfway, the fun of the battle would be gone.
But he was both a fighting maniac and a pragmatist. If it was one-on-one with Whitebeard, he might not use this thing.
Although he took it out, he didn’t intend to use it. Opponents like Whitebeard were becoming fewer and fewer, and without him, the seas would not only lose balance, but also lose a lot of fun.
Kaido had already got what he wanted and intended to leave, but someone came to disrupt things.
“Monkey D. Garp, the disruptor has arrived.”
He immediately stuffed the Revival Herb into his mouth, and Kaido’s stamina began to recover at an unscientific speed, quickly returning to his prime state. Although the mental fatigue was still present, it didn’t have much effect.
“Worororo, Newgate, back in the day, it was you who brought me onto Rocks’ ship. Speaking of which, you were the first crewmate I met.”
Whitebeard’s pupils shrank. The changes in Kaido were unexpected to him. Just a moment ago, he was at the end of his strength like him, but now it was different because he ate something unknown, resulting in this incomprehensible change.
“You…!”
Back then, Whitebeard was just an ordinary officer. On Hachinosu, Kaido’s fight caught Rocks’ interest, so Rocks sent Whitebeard to recruit him. So there was nothing wrong with Kaido saying that.
However, Whitebeard didn’t understand the significance of Kaido saying this at this moment.
“I don’t want this world to become boring as the new era hasn’t arrived yet. The current balance is perfect. However, Newgate, you better be prepared. This time I relied on outside help, but when you can’t even beat my own strength, when everything is ready, it will be your end. Until then, make sure you protect your head!”
“The word balance doesn’t sound like something you’d say, Kaido.”
At this point, Whitebeard didn’t continue to use brat to refer to Kaido. Days of bloody battle have made Whitebeard recognize his strength. Although they were enemies, they wouldn’t stoop to petty insults.
It’s just that the word ‘balance’ coming from someone who was obsessed about fighting, made him somewhat puzzled.
“I’ve learned quite a bit as well. My current patience is merely for the sake of a larger war. Continuing to fight now would only benefit the Marines. Although we don’t have a deep friendship, we’re all pirates in the end. So let’s call it quits for now.”
Before Whitebeard could say anything, news from King and Marco arrived.
“Pops, Moby Dick is under attack.”
“Boss Kaido, Marines are attacking us.”
The message from both of them came one after another. At this moment, they were looking at each other with vigilant expressions. Just now, their fight had been without holding anything back. As long as their captain ordered, they would attack the other at any time.
However, neither of them made any effort to conceal their voices, so both Whitebeard and Kaido heard the other’s report.
“Newgate, you fend for yourself. You’d better become stronger, so that you’re worthy of dying at my hands!”
Saying that, Kaido spat out a beam of energy towards the dog-head warship. The beam soared into the sky and then transformed into a dense meteor shower; it was a gift from him. Then, Kaido transformed into his dragon form and flew away with them.
“Pops, what should we do?”
“Let’s go, Marco. I’ll trouble you, but before that, let’s give the Marines a big gift.”
Saying that, Whitebeard exerted force with both hands, and the air in his hands was like it was tangible, as he pulled it down forcefully, causing a violent tremor in the sea.
The liquid water split into several layers as if it was solid, and then Marco began his return journey, carrying the two heavy guys.
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“Vice Admiral Garp! It seems they’ve stopped fighting and launched an attack here at the same time!”
“I can see it, don’t worry, stabilize the ship, and leave the rest to me.”
Facing the Draco Meteor falling from the sky, Garp didn’t panic. Instead, he lifted a cannonball and threw it into the sky with his wrist strength.
As for Whitebeard’s attack, he was simply obstructing the movement of their ship. Those tsunamis were not large-scale; he could deal with it just by using his fists. But it was precisely because of it that he couldn’t leave the ship to pursue them.
However, Garp had no intention of pursuing them in the first place. Just as he had finished dealing with the Draco Meteor, the Den Den Mushi on Garp’s ship rang once again.
“Garp! Who told you to start attacking?”
“It isn’t me; it’s that Sakazuki, acting on his own.”
After reaching the nearby waters, they were originally together. However, due to the large tsunamis caused by the aftermath of the battle, the fleet was too close and it was easy to have problems.
So the Marine fleet spread out to surround the area. Among them, Garp was near the main battlefield, while Sakazuki and Borsalino were near the Moby Dick and the Beasts Pirates’ main ship, respectively.
The order they got was to observe. According to the information sent by the intelligence personnel, the winner of the battle between Whitebeard and Kaido hadn’t been decided yet, so they just needed to keep watching.
However, the commanding officers had their own judgments. For example, Sakazuki believed that instead of waiting for them to finish fighting, it was best to ambush their fleet while they were fighting. This way, regardless of who wins or loses, they could severely damage both pirate crews.
Initially, Borsalino and Garp hadn’t planned to do this, but the situation here was too volatile. With Sakazuki’s reckless attack, they had no choice but to act.
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